Providence College Athletics

Men's Cross Country Ranked 14th In Mondo National Poll

9/21/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Cross Country

Sept. 21, 2004

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Providence College men's cross country team is ranked 14th in the first Mondo Division I Men's Cross Country National Poll, which was released Tuesday, September 21.

The Friars have won their first two meets this season. Most recently, Providence captured the Fordham Invitational on September 11. The Friars earned a perfect score (15 points) as they took the first five spots to finish ahead of 17 teams. Senior Patrick Moulton (Pelham, N.H.) led the way with a first-place finish in a time of 25:00. Classmate Dylan Wykes (Kingston, Ontario) was second in a time of 25:22, while junior Martin Fagan (Mullingar, Ireland) took the third spot in a time of 25:30. Senior Patrick Guidera of Clonmel, Ireland (fourth, 25:33) and junior Joe Dionne of Oshawa, Ontario (fifth, 26:03) also scored for the Friars.

The Friars will return to action on Saturday, September 25 at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational. The race will begin at 12:20 PM EST.


MONDO NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY POLLSeptember 21, 2004Rank Team (First place votes) Points1. Wisconsin (9) 4142. Stanford (4) 4033. Iona 3844. Arkansas (1) 3785. Colorado 3636. Michigan 3377. Georgetown 3338. North Carolina State 2989. Brigham Young 29110. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 24211. Air Force 24112. Indiana 23613. Villanova 23514. PROVIDENCE 23015. Northern Arizona 18516. Minnesota 16017. Arizona 15118. Oklahoma State 15719. Central Michigan 13120. Miami (Ohio) 12721. Oregon 12422. Georgia 104 Ohio State 10424. Butler 10325. Washington 9326. Florida State 9227. Colorado State 9128. Iowa 8029. Notre Dame 6630. Arizona 65

Also receiving votes: William & Mary 54, Virginia 46, Montana State 41, Portland 27, New Mexico 26, Eastern Michigan 25, Kansas State 16, Texas 13, Texas A&M 12, Yale 12, Kentucky 8, American 6, Dartmouth 5, Princeton 3, Illinois 2, Stephen F. Austin 1.

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